I don’t think I read anything by Harlan Coben before but I was looking for a good mystery/thriller and this was available on Netgalley. I knew Harlan Coben was a best selling author of this type of book so I thought I’d give Win a try. I’m glad I did. I highly recommend this book and thank Netgalley for the chance to read it before publication.

For the first few pages I was wondering where this story was going. It seemed to be the story of a rich guy at a basketball game. But the game ended and it got interesting fast.

Windsor Horne Lockwood III or Win is not a likeable character. Complex and interesting but likeable is not a word I would use to describe him. He seems kind of narcissistic, probably psychopathic or maybe the word I am looking for is sociopathic. He seems very self-aware and rational. He has a unique moral code and is not shy about taking the law into his own hands. I don’t think I could be his friend but I would rather have him on my side than have him as an enemy. I should also mention that he is extremely rich.

Win is a character in Harlan Coben’s Myron Bolitar series. I have not read any books from this series so can tell you Win’s book can stand on it’s own.

This book is a great mystery and thriller. Before you are introduced to the central mystery, you are drawn into the book by the character of Win. A good mystery involving the Lockwood family stolen art, 60’s radicals, the FBI, the mob, maybe rape and murder, and interesting characters told by a master. What’s not to like!

As mentioned before Harlan Coben is a best selling author of this type of book and a master of the craft. If you would like to read more about the author see https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/books/harlan-coben-win.html

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.

The book will be published on March 16, 2021.